Very honoured to hear Dr Rudolph Bigalke's keynote on the vet hist of tropical diseases in South Africa. Here's Theiler and Watkins-Pitchfork studying rinderpest. Their serum/virus vaccine was eclipsed by Koch's bile vaccine (which killed a lot of cows)

Tracking plague in South Africa. A fascinating account by Susan D Jones on how the veld gerbil, its fleas, and relations with humans and agriculture were implicated in human plague outbreaks. #wahvm2020

Daan Verworerd talks about the history of virology and notes significance of technology for changing practices, research, diagnosis/limitations working with living material #wahvm2020

Ben Mans discusses East Coast Fever in South Africa + highlights importance of history for informing present day recommendations about prophylaxis, vaccination, etc. Deprnds on idea if ECF still exists or is eradicated #wahvm2020

A fun day geeking at veterinary heritage in the place where South African bacteriology began - the Onderstepoort laboratory under Arnold Theiler. Wish I had more time to examine his postmortem book, library and notes on blue tongue vaccine expts. WAHVM #wahvm2020

A thread on policy responses to epidemics – from someone who’s spent 20 years researching and teaching their histories. These are observations not answers, that aim to contextualise not condone the UK govt response to #covid19. 1/13

Veterinary historians in lock-down: go transcribe! RCVS Vet History Transcription Project wp.me/p7A3PL-122

The trailblazing ANIMAL HISTORY GROUP online seminar series kicks off with Jonathan Brown's insightful dissection of 1930s downland sheep farming photos, courtesy of The Museum of English Rural Life

Events since March have borne out everything I wrote in this thread. History is repeating itself. #COVID19 #histmed

Check out our new timeline, which brings the history of #BVD and #footrot into conversation with wider developments in farming policy and practice. Featuring research from FIELD_WT, fabulous images from The Museum of English Rural Life and technical support from King's Digital Lab (@[email protected]).

Veterinary history in an online inaugural lecture from long term Veterinary History member and WAHVM President abigail woods - signup link below!